Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 27, 1963
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: 1563
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 27, 1963
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Ray Underwood was killed when his patrol car was struck by a firetruck at the intersection of West Zang Boulevard and West Davis Avenue.
He and his partner were responding to a fire alarm while patrolling a high-burglary area when the accident occurred. Two firefighters were killed, and his partner was critically injured. It was later determined that the fire alarm was a prank.
Officer Underwood was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for four years. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.